Orpheum Theatre

May 26, 2018

Saturday, May 26, 2018 8:00 PM Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The biggest and most celebrated Iranian artist of our time, Googoosh, announces a May 26 stop in Vancouver on her special, limited run of North American dates for "The Memory Makers Tour", produced by Live Nation. The legendary singer will be… more

May 31, 2018

Thursday May 31, 2018 8:00 PM Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Join the VSO , Maestro Bramwell Tovey , and an all-star roster of guests for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of Maestro Tovey's unprecedented 18-year tenure as VSO Music Director . Joined by three former Assistant Conductors and the VSO's… more

June 2, 2018

Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The Musically Speaking series finale is highlighted by the World Première of Bramwell Tovey 's own Shalimar Variations for Piano and Orchestra , based on The Kashmiri Song , made famous by Deanna Durban in the wartime movie, Hers to Hold . more

Saturday, June 9 and Monday, June 11, 2018 at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Peter Grimes is Benjamin Britten 's great triumph – a tragic opera and a masterpiece of musical theatre that reaches heights rarely attained in twentieth century opera. A powerful, dramatic story of fate and the… more

June 13, 2018

Wednesday, June 13 2018 7:00 PM Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver An independent role model, founder of Australia’s Jarrah Records, family man and proud skateboard aficionado, JB, in spite of his matey public persona, remains an enigma. He is from everywhere and nowhere, an Australian/American… more

Saturday, June 16 and Monday, June 18, 2018 at 8:00pm Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The final concert of Maestro Bramwell Tovey's tenure as VSO Music Director features a world premiere commission by Composer-in-Residence Jocelyn Morlock , and Mahler 's epic, stunning… more

June 25, 2018

Monday, June 25th 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome the Juno and Grammy nominated, multi-platinum award–winning singer and songwriter CARLY RAE JEPSEN for a single, not-to-be-missed performance of her music, accompanied by the VSO and… more

Thursday, July 5 & Friday, July 6 at 7:00pm Saturday, July 7 at 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series returns to the VSO with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert, the fifth film in the Harry Potter™ series. The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort… more

Wednesday, July 11th, Thursday, July 12th & Friday, July 13th at 7:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Set 30 years after Star Wars: The Phantom Menace™, Star Wars: A New Hope™, the fourth episode of the saga, returns to the desert planet of Tatooine. A young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) begins to… more

August 12, 2018

Sunday, August 12th at 7:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver 7 will be available worldwide from Sub Pop, with the exception of Europe and Australia/New Zealand, where the album will be available from Bella Union and Mistletone, respectively Beach House will release 7, the group’s 7th full-length record… more

August 23, 2018

Thursday August 23, 2018 7:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver GRAMMY-Award winning, multiplatinum-selling artists BEN HARPER and CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE will collaborate once again for their new album No Mercy in This Land , due out March 30, 2018. No Mercy in This Land is the first of new music from the… more

September 20, 2018

Thursday, September 20th 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver One of the most beloved and celebrated singers of our time, the great Renée Fleming graces the Orpheum stage to perform with the VSO for the first time in nearly a decade. Fleming will perform the extraordinary and profound song cycle of… more

Friday, September 21st & Saturday, September 22nd at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Maestro Otto Tausk makes his series debut as VSO Music Director, in a high-energy concert that features a number of Dutch connections: superstar pianist brothers, Arthur and Lucas Jussen; Dutch Canadian… more

Friday, September 28th & Saturday, September 29th at 8:00pm & Sunday, September 30th at 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver VSO Music Director Otto Tausk kicks off the Masterworks Diamond series with a concert that revolves around dance. Kodály’s Dances of Galánta complements Beethoven’s… more

October 5, 2018

Friday, October 5th at 6:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Respected and admired by audiences and musicians alike, Rossen Milanov is currently the Music Director of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO), Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta Sinfónica del… more

October 6, 2018

Saturday, October 6th at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver A celebration of Russian art and artists. This all-Russian concert features great conductor Rossen Milanov, celebrated cellist Yegor Dyachkov, and the passionate music of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and Shchedrin, including Tchaikovsky’s… more

October 10, 2018

Wednesday, October 10th 2018 at 7:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver National Geographic Live and the Vancouver Civic Theatres present: Spinosaurus the Lost Giant of the Cretaceous with Nizar Ibrahim German/Moroccan paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim , a postdoctoral scholar in vertebrate anatomy and… more

October 11, 2018

Thursday, October 11th 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver VSO Concertmaster Nicholas Wright takes a solo turn with The Lark Ascending, in a concert that features the proud British classical music traditions of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst. For tickets and more information please visit… more

Friday, October 12th & Saturday, October 13th at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Wake me up before you Go-Go! It’s time to go Back to the Future and re-discover The Power of Love in this totally awesome tribute to the ‘80s. Dig out your acid wash jeans and join the VSO to hear amazing… more

October 14, 2018

Sunday, October 14th at 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Beloved children’s entertainer and master of all things wacky, Al Simmons celebrates his FIFTY Years of Musical Misadventures! For tickets and more information please visit vancouversymphony.ca… more

Friday, October 26th & Saturday, October 27th at 8pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Dynamic, passionate conductor Michał Nesterowicz presides over a program that showcases the orchestra in an epic symphony, and features the welcome return of renowned Canadian violinist Scott St. John, performing… more

Friday, November 9th & Saturday, November 10th at 8pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Maestro Tausk and the orchestra present the VSO’s very first performances of Dvořák’s epic cantata, Stabat Mater, a beautiful, complex, emotional work… more

November 17, 2018

Saturday, November 17th at 2pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Experience the original musical film like never before with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra! Winner of 6 Academy Awards® including Best Original Score and Best Original Song, La La Land™ tells the story of Mia (Emma Stone), an aspiring… more

November 22, 2018

Thursday, November 22nd at 2pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Spend an afternoon dreaming of sultry Spanish nights, with the passionate, Spanish-themed music of Bizet, De Falla, Chabrier, Rimsky-Korsakov, and more. For tickets and more information please visit vancouversymphony.ca… more

Friday, November 23rd & Saturday, November 24th at 8pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Hooray for Hollywood! An endless source of great creativity and great music, Hollywood movies have pro-duced some of the most memorable musical moments of them all. Re-live Hollywood’s glory past and present, with… more

November 25, 2018

Sunday, November 25th at 2pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Hooray for Hollywood! An endless source of great creativity and great music, Hollywood movies have pro-duced some of the most memorable musical moments of them all. Re-live Hollywood’s glory past and present, with music by Marvin Hamlisch… more

November 30, 2018

November 30th, 2018 at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver National Geographic and Jason Michael Paul Entertainment, Inc. have formed a new partnership to present the all-new National Geographic: Symphony for Our World, which will begin touring in April 2018. Combining stunning National Geographic… more

December 1, 2018

Saturday, December 1st at 8pm Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey BC Maestro Tausk’s first Musically Speaking concert as Music Director kicks off in a unique way, with a focus entirely on the VSO’s brilliant brass section in two sacred works by the Baroque composer Gabrielli. Magnificent violinist… more

Thursday, December 6th & Saturday, December 8th at 8pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver BC Yefim Bronfman, one of the greatest pianists of our time, makes his welcome return to the Orpheum stage to perform the monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 of Johannes Brahms, in a concert that also features one of… more

January 1, 2019

Tuesday, January 1st at 2:30pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The spirited romance of operetta, the glamour of ballroom dance, and the delicate beauty of ballet will waltz you into a triumphant New Year. Inspired by Vienna’s beloved New Year’s Concert, this charming celebration blends acclaimed European… more

January 9, 2019

Wednesday, January 9th at 8:00pm Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey Celebrate the VSO’s 100th Anniversary in a concert that features the very first piece ever performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture – and celebrated works important in the VSO’s… more

January 10, 2019

Thursday, January 10th, 2019 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Celebrate the VSO’s 100 th Anniversary in a concert that features the very first piece ever performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra – Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture – and celebrated works important in the VSO’s history. more

Friday, January 11th & Saturday, January 12th at 8pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver One of the all-time greats, Benny Goodman’s influence on jazz, swing, big band, and popular music was unsurpassed. Dave Bennett and his quartet perform a loving and authentic tribute to The King of Swing, in a… more

January 13, 2019

Sunday, January 13th 2019 2:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver One of the most famous of Canadian stories, author Roch Carrier’s short story The Hockey Sweater, set to music by Abigail Richardson , revolves around a childhood memory growing up in Québec: In the heart of Montréal Canadiens territory, a… more

January 19, 2019

January 23, 2019

Wednesday, January 23rd at 8:00pm The legend returns. Simply put, Itzhak Perlman is one of history’s greatest musicians, and we are fortunate to have him return to the VSO stage to perform Mendelssohn’s Romantic Violin Concerto, “the heart’s jewel” of violin concertos, with Maestro Otto Tausk . more

January 23, 2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver The legend returns. Simply put, Itzhak Perlman is one of history's greatest musicians, and we are fortunate to have him return to the VSO stage to perform Mendelssohn 's Romantic Violin Concerto , "the heart's jewel" of violin concertos… more

January 26, 2019

Saturday, January 26th at 8:00pm To help celebrate the VSO’s 100 th Anniversary , the VSO and Maestro Otto Tausk present a very special DAY OF MUSIC, involving the VSO , the Vancouver Youth Symphony , and musical organizations and groups from throughout Vancouver, in a day of FREE musical activities… more

Friday, February 1st & Saturday, February 2nd at 8:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver Maestro Bramwell Tovey makes his return as VSO Music Director Emeritus after eighteen extraordinary years as the longest-serving Music Director in the VSO’s century-long history. Maestro Tovey conducts a piece by… more

February 27, 2019

Wednesday, February 27th 2019 at 7:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver National Geographic Live and the Vancouver Civic Theatres present: On the Trail of Big Cats with Steve Winter Steve Winter specializes in wildlife photography, particularly big cat photography, and has been a National Geographic… more

March 12, 2019

Tuesday, March 12th 2019 at 7:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver National Geographic Live and the Vancouver Civic Theatres present: Ocean Soul with Brian Skerry Growing up in a small, working-class town, Brian Skerry dreamed of exploring the oceans and becoming a National Geographic photographer. more

May 7, 2019

Tuesday, May 7th 2019 at 6:00pm Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver National Geographic Live and the Vancouver Civic Theatres present: View from Above with Terry Virts As a NASA astronaut - pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour and crew member on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, Virts spent 200 consecutive days… more